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package javax.faces.component;

import org.apache.myfaces.buildtools.maven2.plugin.builder.annotation.JSFComponent;
import org.apache.myfaces.buildtools.maven2.plugin.builder.annotation.JSFProperty;

/**
 * This tag associates a set of selection list items with the nearest
 * parent UIComponent. The set of SelectItem objects is retrieved via
 * a value-binding.
 * <p>
 * Unless otherwise specified, all attributes accept static values
 * or EL expressions.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * UISelectItems should be nested inside a UISelectMany or UISelectOne component,
 * and results in  the addition of one ore more SelectItem instance to the list of available options
 * for the parent component
 * </p>
 */
@JSFComponent
(clazz = "javax.faces.component.UISelectItems",template=true,
 name = "f:selectItems",
 tagClass = "org.apache.myfaces.taglib.core.SelectItemsTag",
 bodyContent = "empty")
abstract class _UISelectItems extends UIComponentBase
{

  static public final String COMPONENT_FAMILY =
    "javax.faces.SelectItems";
  static public final String COMPONENT_TYPE =
    "javax.faces.SelectItems";

  /**
   * Disable this property; although this class extends a base-class that
   * defines a read/write rendered property, this particular subclass
   * does not support setting it. Yes, this is broken OO design: direct
   * all complaints to the JSF spec group.
   */
  @JSFProperty(tagExcluded=true)
  @Override
  public void setRendered(boolean state) {
      super.setRendered(state);
      //call parent method due TCK problems
      //throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }
  
  /**
   * The initial value of this component.
   *
   * @return  the new value value
   */
  @JSFProperty
  public abstract Object getValue();

}
